June 2010

06/02/2010

These are the canning goods the amazing Miss Alice gave me while I was in Pennsylvania last week. She is 91 yrs old and has been canning just about forever. She told me she has no plans to stop now...even if it would be nice for some if her recipes to be handed down another generation. When she's done planting her summer garden she said she will e-mail me the recipes (I swear she can do anything)!
In preparation I thought I should get a few supplies like jars, fresh veggies (to experiment with) and a canning "how to" type book (which I found at Wal-Mart).

I'm just not sure that this is the best week to attempt this given Lil Miss M and I have daily rehersals for the show next week, we aren't unpacked from vacation yet, we need to catch up on our home-schooling, laundry and cleaning...and we just won't discuss how many knitting and crochet projects I'm trying to wrap up!

The other day I was relaxing...You
know, knitting while watching TV
while chatting on Twitter and "Stumble"ing around the internet. When I
"Stumbled" into Nanaimo
Bars at Playing House Blog. What
a fantastic blog! There are so
many yummy food adventures I want to go on from there! If you get a
moment check it out

I have promised myself that as soon as I hit my goal weight, now that the dance competitions are over, I will make these
bars. One night of indulgence isn't a bad thing. Nanaimo Bars for
dinner with hot chocolate from Cheesecake Factory. Sounds like a plan
to me!

[Credit: The image of the decadent looking Nanaimo Bars is from
www.playinghouseblog.com]